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Cooperation and Engagement: What can board games teach us?

Google Tech Talks April, 25 2008 ABSTRACT In February of 2008, Matt Leacock released Pandemic, a board game where players cooperate to save the world from deadly diseases that threaten to wipe ou...  
 
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jakrueg2pbg (1 month ago) Show Hide
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I'd like to play these guys a game of "Relapse"
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Garmichael1 (6 months ago) Show Hide
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To bad Valve didnt ask him for advice on Left 4 Dead....
Andyyyyazzzz (7 months ago) Show Hide
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awsome is that realy right
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SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING!
ARTISTMERLIN (9 months ago) Show Hide
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you should play this game
you will never be the same again
forbesjeff (9 months ago) Show Hide
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No, it's different from the flash game.

Check the links over in the summary section and check it out.
forbesjeff (9 months ago) Show Hide
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No, it's quite the opposite.  In the flash games, your goal is to eradicate humanity. Pandemic is the name of a board game where the players cooperate to eradicate the diseases.

Google for it, you'll see a link to a site called boardgamegeek which has a lot more information on it.

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